The State Theater in Košice is joining the well-wishers who wished all the best to beautiful life jubilee of longtime opera soloist Viera Hronská on Friday, July 24, 2020. She joined the stage of the State Theater in Košice as a member of the ensemble almost sixty years ago and she still works in the backstage as the opera stage designer. With breaks and a few short times in opera in Banská…
Two anniversaries of birth of opera soloists, whose lives were connected to the State Theater in Košice have fallen on these days. On Friday, June 26, it will be 90 years since bass-baritone singer Boris Šimanovský was born, a day later, June 27, we commemorate the 105th anniversary of birth of mezzosoprano singer Silvia Grünwaldová - Colombová. Even though they were born on the opposite sides…
Slovak opera world is going to commemorate the 110th anniversary of birth of excellent baritone singer Imrich Gál at the beginning of July. He was a leading soloist of the Slovak National Theater but he also left a significant trace in Košice. He moved to the east of Slovakia for a certain period of time at the initiative of Janko Borodáč and he belonged to founding members of the opera ensemble…